There’s more to come on this later, but consider this quote from LA Times’s David Shaw:

In a country in which 64% of the public say they attend weekend worship services at least once a month, mocking religion might not be the most effective way to win converts — and yet, on Good Friday no [...] Read more »

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Thanks, Mac, for pointing me to Blender’s
50 Worst Artists in Music History. Blender: The Ultimate Music Magazine.
Just like the value statement, the title “50 worst…” is a bit optimistic. The problem of course with “worst in history” is that you’ld almost have to pick people no one has heard of. I mean, the [...] Read more »

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Steve Jobs on opening up both iTunes and the iPod to other programs:

The iPod already works with the No. 1 music service in the world, and the iTunes Music Store works with the No. 1 digital-music player in the world. The No. 2s are so far behind already. Why would we want to work with [...] Read more »

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Do any of my regular readers remember the Geek Quiz? I still get comments on that thread. This one is hot off the presses.
I Am Only 5 % geeky but it basically said I am stupid and I am so NOT Stupid I Just Love Music And Reality TV Hey At Least I Am Not [...] Read more »

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The Tolerance Bug has hit! At least, it’s hit this end of the blogiverse. There was
Nicole talking about anti-gay legislation—the comment thread there has become long. And then I posted something and then the Spider posted something and we’re all having a fun little tolerance party. Meanwhile, Patience has lost her patience with wiccans, [...] Read more »

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